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Air transportation safety investigation report
Air transportation safety investigation A25W0045
The occurrence
On 02 May 2025, an Airbus AS350B helicopter operated by Horizon Helicopters Ltd. departed on a training flight with 2 pilots on board from Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport, Yukon.
After conducting training exercises over the course of about an hour, the pilots performed several practice autorotations, and during the 4th autorotation, the helicopter collided with the ground. One pilot was fatally injured. The TSB is investigating.
Air transportation safety investigation A24C0015
The occurrence
On 27 January 2024, a Beech 200 aircraft operated by Beaver Air Services was conducting a daytime visual flight rules (VFR) repositioning flight from Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson International Airport to Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport, Manitoba, with only the pilot on board.
Air Transportation Safety Advisory Letter A24A0087-D1-A1
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Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation, June 2025
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Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, June 2025
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Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, June 2025
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